Taking Action: Positioning Low-Income Workers to Succeed in a Changing Economy - The Annie E. Casey Foundation : Funded by the Annie E. Casey and Joyce foundations, this report examines educational and employment disparities in the United States and highlights policies, programs and strategies designed to improve current and future work for lower-wage individuals and their families.
Abbreviations like IBT (Internet-Based Training), CBT (Computer-Based Training) or WBT (Web-Based Training) have all been used as synonyms for e-Learning systems. All these terms are currently being used in the industry though WBT is the most recent of the buzz words in most companies today. WBT is a new interactive approach to distance learning in which Internet technology and methodologies are used to present live or interactive learning content. Usually a self-paced instructional on any topic, it can be manipulated or modified at will. It is easily adapted to each learn and offers media-rich components that can even offer evaluation systems written into the program. Such a system makes evaluating training programs more detailed verses the five minute evaluation system offered at the end of most instructional facilitator-based training. WBT is the any-time; any-where system of training that begs administrators to rethink organizational training budgets and offer specific content ...
Most human resource associates in service organizations are well aware of the need to educate workers regarding EHS (environment, health, and safety) issues, standards, and procedures. The answer is often EHS training. But instructing employees in a formal setting can be tedious and ineffective. What can be done to spice up EHS trainings and effectively educate employees? Health and safety trainings can easily fall into routine replays of well-meaning standards and precautionary measures. The following tips are suggested to liven up those EHS trainings: a. Identify your learning objectives—structure the course around a mental model workers can understand, based on information and procedures they will use in the workplace b. Know your audience—focus on the target group and be aware of what they already know c. Adjust for attitudes—realize that attitudes can be shaped so learned concepts will be used d. Engage and interact—involve learners and don’t be afraid of losing control of the cla...
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